Using Feature Count Aggregation

FlexNet Operations can aggregate feature counts to support various business models.

The aggregation types SUM and MAX are supported:

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SUM—The sum of all feature counts captured over the aggregation interval.

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MAX—The largest feature count captured over the aggregation interval.

Prerequisites

The configuration option Enable feature count aggregation must be selected (under System > Configure > FlexNet Operations > Embedded Device Settings), and features to be aggregated must have an aggregation type set (see the previous topic, Creating a Feature).

FlexNet Operations aggregates feature counts only if the following conditions are met:

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All license model attributes are identical

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All of the following entities have identical values:

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Name

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Version

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Vendor String

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Notice

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Serial Number

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Expiration Date

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Issuer

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Version Date

Feature Count Aggregation Example

Assume that a producer offers the following product packages:

Product Package	Features
Premium	• FeatureA with a count of 1,000 • FeatureB with a count of 1,000
Volume	• FeatureA with a count of 200,000 • FeatureB with a count of 5,000

Customers can purchase the Premium package and later add a Volume package. The resulting feature counts differ depending on the selected aggregation type:

Feature	Aggregation Type	Feature Count
FeatureA	SUM	201,000 (1,000 + 200,000)
	MAX	200,000
FeatureB	SUM	6,000 (1,000 + 5,000)
	MAX	5,000